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Huh–I didn’t know there was a name for that! Now I’ll have to check some of those products out. I’ve got it on my thighs.

UGH! I have that too! My dermatologist has told me that it can get better/worse during certain times of the year. I think mine is *less* red in the summer, although I could be mistaken. I actually have an appointment with her to tackle the problem head-on! I figure I have a year to make the ugly skin on my arms less noticeable. Thank you so much for the OTC tips!!

i’ve tried neostrata (not the lotion but some other product) and it didn’t really work for me, but i wasn’t very diligent about it applying it. i tend to give up if i don’t see drastic results in a couple weeks. amlactin or lachydrin sort of worked (i guess anything with acids helps slough away skin). i’ve read on some sites about applying extra virgin coconut oil in the shower, but haven’t tried it. keep us updated on the kp duty!

Ah-ha! Now I know what it is that my BF has on his legs… he doesn’t really care whether or not he has it, but I feel better knowing now.

This is so funny! I have it too and never knew what it was called. I used to not wear sleeveless shirts because of this. Typically in the summer my tan covers my bumps. I’m going to tell my friends about this - we usually just called it bumaptitus…

I never knew what this was called. My FI has it and he said it was just the way it was and wasn’t concerned, except that it gets itchy/dry at times. I am going to have him give some of this a try. Thanks.

Let us know if you have any luck — clearly, there are loads of us with the same problem. Mine is very mild on my arms, but worse on the skin on my legs right above the knees — as such, I generally avoid wearing short skirts or shorts. These suggestions are very helpful as I will soon have to be dusting off the shorts for my local softball league.

that’s really funny, because I was sure they were referring to dishpan hands, as KP is military slang for Kitchen Patrol.

i have chicken skin, too. my mom used to joke that i got chicken skin because when she was preggers with me, she kept craving chicken. neither of my brothers have it, so i’m the lucky one.

the only thing that works for me is lotions with some sort of chemical exfoliant, like alpha hydroxy or glycolic acid… so the two lotions your recommended (the neostrata and the eucerin) should work equally well. i personally use a suave brand lotion - i forget which one - but it’s really cheap and it also has alpha hydroxy in it.

the problem is, you absolutely have to use it daily. if you forget a few days here and there, it won’t really be effective. the purpose is to slough off the build up of cells and also prevent it from accumulating. i always forget to put lotion on, but once in a while, i’ll go for a week, remembering to do it daily, and my arms and thighs will look great. then i forget again, and it goes back to the way it was.

there’s no permanent cure, unfortunately.

I use this http://www.cosmeticscop.com/shop/product.asp?CODE=PC590&PAGETYPE=S
or this http://www.cosmeticscop.com/shop/product.asp?CODE=PC570&PAGETYPE=S
and it works great for me. Religiously twice a day leading up to my wedding with good scrubbing and exfoliating in the shower too!